LAKE ARTHUR HIGH

LAKE ARTHUR HIGH is a tiny high school in LAKE ARTHUR, New Mexico, one of the schools within LAKE ARTHUR. The school enrolls 28 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 450 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

LAKE ARTHUR comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 121 students; LAKE ARTHUR HIGH is among them.

On demographics, LAKE ARTHUR HIGH records that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 21% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Chaves County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, LAKE ARTHUR HIGH shows 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at LAKE ARTHUR HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chaves County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,938, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. Across Chaves County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,504 students), LAKE ARTHUR HIGH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 29 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 5.1:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.